In the Texas senate, what procedure must be used to get almost every bill to the floor?

You are the leader of a consumer rights group that has been unable to get attention for your cause using traditional lobbying tactics. What might you try next?

a. Organize a highly visible protest and invite the media. b. File an amicus curiae brief. c. Draft a bill and introduce it in Congress. d. Form a political action committee.

What did Palestinian leaders regard as an Israeli violation of the Oslo Accords and the later Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements?

a. Israel’s continued occupation of Gaza. b. Israel’s refusal to recognize the “right of return” of Palestinian refugees. c. Israel’s expansion of settlements in the West Bank. d. Israel’s refusal to recognize Palestinian rights in East Jerusalem.